Gate-runners cause lockdown at China Lake

Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, was locked down for a bit more than an hour after two separate incidents of people blowing past security Thursday morning.

The first incident happened at 7:03 a.m. at the main gate. While that was being handled, a second gate-runner incident happened at Lauritsen Gate.

Peggy Shoaf, public affairs officer at NAWS, said both offenders were caught, and all gates were reopened by 8:20 a.m. She also said the base was on total lockdown in the meantime, which is normal procedure.